Ted Tayler was born in Corsham, Wiltshire in 1945. When he was five years old his family moved five miles up the road to Melksham. He’s lived there ever since. Ted’s been married to Lynne since 1971. They have 3 children in their late-thirties and 4 grandchildren.
“I grew up with reading and writing all around me. My mother loved books and I had two aunts who taught English. There was no escape. I put it on hold after I left school because of my music and work until I wrote my book of memories about my life in bands published in 2011. At the end of 2012, I wondered if I could write fiction!
I think of myself as a storyteller; I hope that with each successive book I get better at it. What I’ve been told is that the reader feels as if we’re sat across the table from one another and I’m just chatting with them.
As for the thriller series featuring The Phoenix; well, life is all about balance, isn’t it? Good and evil, love and loss, laughter and tears. The Phoenix believes that criminals should pay for their crimes; the system often fails to deliver the correct punishment. The Olympus agents can help him redress the balance.”
Ted completed his Phoenix journey in 2018 and after a short break he’s well into the six cold cases that form ‘The Freeman Files’. Who knows what projects lie ahead? Watch this space.
